Rurik
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Rurik was a Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who, according to tradition, was invited to reign in Novgorod in the year 862. The Primary Chronicle states that Rurik was succeeded by his kinsman Oleg who
Rurik on the 19th-century "Millennium of Russia" monument in Veliky Novgorod
Image of Rurik in the Tsarsky titulyarnik (1672)
Rurik and his brothers Sineus and Truvor arrive at Ladoga. Painted by Viktor Vasnetsov (c. 1913)
The Varangians Rurik, Sineus and Truvor are approached by messengers from the east. Drawn by Fyodor Bruni (c. 1839)
Igor of Kiev
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Igor was Prince of Kiev from 912 to 945. Traditionally, he is considered to be the son of Rurik, who established himself at Novgorod and died in 879 while Igor was an infant. According to the Primary
Rurik
…invited to reign in Novgorod in the year 862. The Primary Chronicle states that Rurik was succeeded by his kinsman Oleg who was regent for his infant son Igor. Traditionally, Rurik has been considered the founder of the Rurik dynasty, which was the ruling dynasty of Kievan Rus' and its principalities, and…
Prince Igor Exacting Tribute from the Drevlyans, by Klavdiy Lebedev (1852–1916).
Igor's death as imagined by Fyodor Bruni